Annie Oakley

A sharp-shooting legend of the frontier gets her comics close-up courtesy of Joe Maneely, who brought Annie Oakley to the four-color page in the pages of Kid Cowboy back in 1950 — right in the heart of the Golden Age, when Western heroes ruled the spinner racks. Published by Ziff-Davis, this iteration of the iconic American markswoman has turned up across a surprisingly wide range of titles, from Kid Cowboy to Treasure Chest of Fun and Fact, making her one of those quietly enduring figures whose legend clearly had no trouble finding a home in comics. For collectors with a soft spot for Golden Age Westerns and the real-life heroes who inspired them, tracking down her handful of appearances is a rewarding little quest.